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Belize People 2015
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SOURCE: 2015 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Belize People 2015
SOURCE: 2015 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on June 23, 2014

Nationality:
noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean

Ethnic groups:
mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)

Languages:
Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)

Religions:
Roman Catholic 39.3%, Pentacostal 8.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.3%, Anglican 4.5%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.5%, Methodist 2.8%, Nazarene 2.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.6%, other 9.9% (includes Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Mormon), other (unknown) 3.1%, none 15.2% (2010 census)

Demographic profile:
Migration continues to transform Belize's population. About 16% of Belizeans live abroad, while immigrants constitute approximately 15% of Belize's population. Belizeans seeking job and educational opportunities have preferred to emigrate to the United States rather than former colonizer Great Britain because of the United States' closer proximity and stronger trade ties with Belize. Belizeans also emigrate to Canada, Mexico, and English-speaking Caribbean countries. The emigration of a large share of Creoles (Afro-Belizeans) and the influx of Central American immigrants, mainly Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and Hondurans, has changed Belize's ethnic composition. Mestizos have become the largest ethnic group, and Belize now has more native Spanish speakers than English or Creole speakers, despite English being the official language. In addition, Central American immigrants are establishing new communities in rural areas, which contrasts with the urbanization trend seen in neighboring countries. Recently, Chinese, European, and North American immigrants have become more frequent.

Immigration accounts for an increasing share of Belize's population growth rate, which is steadily falling due to fertility decline. Belize's declining birth rate and its increased life expectancy are creating an aging population. As the elderly population grows and nuclear families replace extended households, Belize's government will be challenged to balance a rising demand for pensions, social services, and healthcare for its senior citizens with the need to reduce poverty and social inequality and to improve sanitation.

Population:
340,844 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 35.3% (male 61,480/female 59,000)
15-24 years: 21% (male 36,432/female 35,093)
25-54 years: 35.5% (male 61,112/female 59,809)
55-64 years: 4.6% (male 7,719/female 7,807)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 5,848/female 6,544) (2014 est.)
population pyramid: population pyramid

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 59.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 53.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 %
potential support ratio: 15.6 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 21.8 years
male: 21.6 years
female: 22 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.92% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
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Birth rate:
25.14 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
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Death rate:
5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
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Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
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Urbanization:
urban population: 44.7% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
BELMOPAN (capital) 14,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
53 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 105
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.31 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 89
male: 22.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.49 years
country comparison to the world: 160
male: 66.88 years
female: 70.17 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
3.02 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
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Contraceptive prevalence rate:
55.2% (2011)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
5.7% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 120
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Physicians density:
0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
1.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:

urban: 98.4% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.6% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:

urban: 94.2% of population
rural: 87.6% of population
total: 90.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.8% of population
rural: 12.4% of population
total: 9.5% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.4% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
3,100 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
100 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria (2013)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
33.7% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 15
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
6.2% (2011)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
6.6% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 76.7%
female: 77.1% (2000 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2012)

Child labor - children ages 5-14:
total number: 27,751
percentage: 40 % (2001 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 19.5%
country comparison to the world: 61
male: 13.8%
female: 28.8% (2005)


NOTE: 1) The information regarding Belize on this page is re-published from the 2015 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belize People 2015 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belize People 2015 should be addressed to the CIA.
2) The rank that you see is the CIA reported rank, which may habe the following issues:
  a) They assign increasing rank number, alphabetically for countries with the same value of the ranked item, whereas we assign them the same rank.
  b) The CIA sometimes assignes counterintuitive ranks. For example, it assigns unemployment rates in increasing order, whereas we rank them in decreasing order



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